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Lifeboat - Falls Load Test

Lifeboat-falls load-test compliance - 1.1 × lifeboat + full complement, performed at 5-yearly interval per LSA Code / MSC.402(96).

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

Ltest=1.1(mLB+Npaxmpax)L_{test} = 1.1 \cdot (m_{LB} + N_{pax} \cdot m_{pax})
SymbolMeaningUnit
mLBm_{LB}Lifeboat light masskg
NpaxN_{pax}Rated complementpax

Source: MSC.402(96) / LSA Code

In short

Lifeboat-falls load-test compliance - 1.

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